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council chair vincent gray is preparing to take the helm as mayor of the district. he won by a 53 to 45% margin. there is no challenger in the general election so it appears it is his post. mayor fenty says he is done with politics for now. laura evans has more. >> reporter: the morning after his stinging loss, mayor adrian fenty, who just four years ago won all pictures, thanked his supporters and said he will get behind vincent gray. no bitterness, no talk of regret, only positive words for the city's future. >> i really respect the democratic process. to me, it would be overstepping my bound to say as the incumbent mayor that i think the democratic no, ma'am should -- nominee should do this or do that. i'm here to support him and when he thinks. >> reporter: mayor fenty said he has had a great 10-year run in elected office and now it is time to do something else. what that is he wouldn't say. >> i feel like i put effect into it. i was fully prepared and excited to serve the city for four more years but it wasn't to be. that wasn't the will of the vote ares. i res
council chair vincent gray is preparing to take the helm as mayor of the district. he won by a 53 to 45% margin. there is no challenger in the general election so it appears it is his post. mayor fenty says he is done with politics for now. laura evans has more. >> reporter: the morning after his stinging loss, mayor adrian fenty, who just four years ago won all pictures, thanked his supporters and said he will get behind vincent gray. no bitterness, no talk of regret, only positive words...
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. >>> a highly anticipated meeting between likely soon to be mayor vincent gray and d.c. schools chancellor michelle rhee. would either of them have anything to say following that meet something we'll get a full report. >>> don't you guys work out at the chrysler factory? you know, the government spent a lot of money bailing you guys out. >> auto workers busted on camera doing things they probably shouldn't be doing on their lunch break. the response from the automaker. we'll be right pack. -- we'll be right back. >>> there was no decision in the high-stakes meeting between vincent gray and michelle rhee. rhee was a staunch supporter of mayor adrian fenty in the election. fox 5's jennifer davis has details. >> reporter: michelle rhee was quiet as she walked into the meeting at high noon with vincent gray f the two squared off behind closed doors, they decided not to talk about it. a serious looking rhee looked on but let gray do all the talking. >> the chancellor and i just finished what i think was the a very productive meeting. wing we
. >>> a highly anticipated meeting between likely soon to be mayor vincent gray and d.c. schools chancellor michelle rhee. would either of them have anything to say following that meet something we'll get a full report. >>> don't you guys work out at the chrysler factory? you know, the government spent a lot of money bailing you guys out. >> auto workers busted on camera doing things they probably shouldn't be doing on their lunch break. the response from the automaker....
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vincent gray beat out adrian fenty in the democratic primary mayoral race. a fenty spokesman says the mayor has conceded and plans to call gray to congratulate him. gray's victory means he is pretty much a shoe-in for mayor since he faces no gop competition in november's general election but it has been an exciting primary. definitely exciting to see that we have great temperatures again today. >> going to be a gorgeous day. more sunshine than yesterday and temperatures once again in the 80s and a nice comfortable start to the day. you can get under the covers here during the early-morning hours. let's get to it. we'll talk bus stop forecast. kids headed out to school might want to check it here particularly off to the north and west where we've got some 50s, even some low 50s well off to the north and west. just a couple of clouds out there. the cool temperatures, sunrise this morning, 6:49 a.m. you can see it will be a nice day. let's do temperatures. nice, cool, comfortable start off to the west. 50s, lots of 50s. manassas, 52 degrees. gaithersburg, 54. f
vincent gray beat out adrian fenty in the democratic primary mayoral race. a fenty spokesman says the mayor has conceded and plans to call gray to congratulate him. gray's victory means he is pretty much a shoe-in for mayor since he faces no gop competition in november's general election but it has been an exciting primary. definitely exciting to see that we have great temperatures again today. >> going to be a gorgeous day. more sunshine than yesterday and temperatures once again in the...
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mayor adrian fenty and his opponent and council chair vincent gray on myfoxdc.com. you can look for the link on our home page. >>> d.c. is not the only place where important primaries today. in maryland, voters will cast their ballots for the senate primary and in the governor's race. in prince george's county, voters will decide would will be their next county executive. fox 5's maureen umeh has the latest on that race. >> reporter: going door to could to got out the vote in prince george's county. >> i'm michael jackson running for county executive. >> reporter: sheriff michael jackson and workers for rashern baker working to get support. >> reporter: bothing campaigning on education, economic development and crime reduction. >> i'm the only executive in the race. >> reporter: jackson believed he is the best qualified for the job after serving eight years as sheriff. he was born and bred in the county and has held several positions including teaching. jackson believes that makes him better suited to address student needs. >> my name is in congressional record. we
mayor adrian fenty and his opponent and council chair vincent gray on myfoxdc.com. you can look for the link on our home page. >>> d.c. is not the only place where important primaries today. in maryland, voters will cast their ballots for the senate primary and in the governor's race. in prince george's county, voters will decide would will be their next county executive. fox 5's maureen umeh has the latest on that race. >> reporter: going door to could to got out the vote in...
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s mayor-elect vincent gray is making good on a campaign promise. he scheduled eight town hall meetings, one in each city ward. the first will be on october 5th in ward five. >>> former president jimmy carter is in a cleveland, ohio hospital this morning after he became ill on board a plane. mr.cartestomach. doctors recommend that he stay at the hospital overnight as a precaution. the 85-year-old carter is on a tour promoting his new book. >>> stay with us. we have much more still ahead. your weather and traffic and top stories as fox 5 morning news at 4:30 begins now. >>> there is a live look at our nation's capital on this wednesday morning, september 29, 2010. a little cool out there this morning. you might even say a little bit nippy in light of the temperature that we had this time yesterday morning. at least we get a bit of a break from the rain. not for long. >> no, be back later on this afternoon and tonight. >> with a vengeance apparently. >> yeah. right now, it is nice and comfortable out there. >> it is a little nippy, isn't it in. >> yea
s mayor-elect vincent gray is making good on a campaign promise. he scheduled eight town hall meetings, one in each city ward. the first will be on october 5th in ward five. >>> former president jimmy carter is in a cleveland, ohio hospital this morning after he became ill on board a plane. mr.cartestomach. doctors recommend that he stay at the hospital overnight as a precaution. the 85-year-old carter is on a tour promoting his new book. >>> stay with us. we have much more...
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rhee was asked whether she will stay on as chancellor with vincent gray as mayor. >> i'm a huge fan of what he and michelle have done. the public schools in d.c. are dramatically better. >> are you going to stay as chancellor of d.c. schools? >> thing is something that we still have to determine and i have to talk to vincent gray who is the presumptive mayor but i think the important thing to realize is that education reform can continue in d.c. regardless whether i'm there or not. >> rhee also said she could stay on as chancellor as long as the new leadership is willing to make the incredibly tough decisions that were made over the last few years. >>> house majority leader steny hoyer of maryland is calling comedian stephen colbert's capitol hill visit an inappropriate visit and an embargesment. colbert testified before the house judiciary committee on immigration last week. he was invited by a representic representative of california. he said he thought it was more of an embarrassment to colbert than to the house. >>> 50 years ago, former presidents richard nixon and john f. kennedy
rhee was asked whether she will stay on as chancellor with vincent gray as mayor. >> i'm a huge fan of what he and michelle have done. the public schools in d.c. are dramatically better. >> are you going to stay as chancellor of d.c. schools? >> thing is something that we still have to determine and i have to talk to vincent gray who is the presumptive mayor but i think the important thing to realize is that education reform can continue in d.c. regardless whether i'm there or...